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Ugh, tell me about it. I must have gotten high blood pressure twice a day when I used to ride the Purple because of that turnoff onto Bathurst to Promenade. To service who, a bunch of high school kids going to the mall who aren't even paying their fares? A split route would save a good 10...

Not a bad idea, though I guess we'll see if they respond to your letter or even consider it. I have a feeling they don't pay much attention to suggestions from ridership. All those surveys they conduct don't result in anything.

Yes, that is also true. I don't think I really realized it before, but the TTC does a great job of providing routes so that people can go just about anywhere in Toronto, whether or not there is a major destination nearby. Meanwhile, all YRT does is try to take you to places it thinks you're...

I think the simple fact that every 4-6 months there are tons of route changes on routes that are actually pretty popular (for YRT standards) all year round is one of the reasons why they keep shooting themselves in the foot. Changing the frequency of a route every time there's a 1-3% dip or...

I joined the conversation a bit late, but based on what I'm reading it seems some people are disagreeing with what you're saying? Hmm... Odd, because it appears that you're making sense. The idea should not be to keep expanding car infrastructure to accommodate more cars, because the cycle will...

Oh wow, a lot of reduced frequency... I have stopped taking the YRT due to my new workplace location, but I was hoping that the general ridership would still continue to increase so that they wouldn't stop improving frequencies. Oh well... With the latest kick in the stomach by the provincial...

Also this is new... http://yrt.ca/news/NewsRelease_YRT_GO_NewmarketB_Mar17_2010_logos_revised3pm.pdf

Very true, the route map for YRT doesn't have the actual streets overlayed onto the map. That's one of the biggest problems. I think "style over substance" describes it well, even though I kind of like how it looks... except for that street problem.

Nothing frustrates me more than having a message board reject my long and thought out post because a "session token" expired. Now I have to re-write everything again, and it's going to be half-assed. Anyways, now I'm tired so I'm going to do the coles notes version of what I wrote... - Having...

Agreed, I'd much rather a "normal" ride and a longer stopover at the end than going 20km/h the whole way. I mean, when the bus is running late, you should see how capable the YRT is of driving fast and efficient. They properly merge quickly from a traffic light, they quickly load and unload...

Thanks for that insight. It's always handy to hear things from the perspective of the drivers themselves. But I guess that's basically the problem. In order for YRT to become more successful in ridership, they need to prove to people that they can get them places fast and efficiently. When...

True, the stop spacing really makes a difference, but I think in most scenarios it either comes down to the bus itself, or the driver, or both... I have had some Viva drivers that drive at about half the speed limit on Highway 7 for whatever reason (they aren't ahead of schedule at all, in...

The Van Hools were similarly priced. I think the quality of the buses speak for themselves. Not only that, but these buses seem to be much more powerful than the TTC buses. Viva buses have impressive acceleration and handling ability, whereas I feel like the TTC buses are traditional "taking up...

I can definitely see the differences between the current design and the new one. Most notable of them all being the engine is no longer at the back, like they said before. I wonder what the front of the bus looks like. Honestly, I would have preferred to keep Van Hool as the manufacturer because...

Viva and TTC made a deal not too long ago to allow TTC passengers to use Viva buses and vice versa from York U to Downsview to ease pressure on the 196 routes. I suppose that's the trade-off as opposed to paying "rent".

I believe 16th Ave is a major feeder route for Viva Routes. People come in from the far reaches of east and west York Region on the 85. I'm one of them usually. But anyway, I appreciate the hoopla they are making for this rapidway construction, but let's face it. They're announcing construction...

That's exactly it though, the YRT barely has any kind of routes that split off to go to high density areas to make transfers less necessary. And wherever they do it, they only do it because they're cutting the route short and they will be turning the buses back at that point (85B). Tell me of a...

Initially I thought the prospect of the consideration to 16th Ave would be great. But you do raise a good point. I propose that all the routes still go down to RHC and have RHC has the major terminal, but also have 16th Ave as an extended station for those who already make transfers at that...

I don't know if I'd agree with the notion that there's "plenty" of space north of Steeles. There is at first, but once you get into the historic Thornhill portion, things get pretty narrow all the way until approaching the hydro corridor at the 407.

I may be wrong, but I attended the public sessions and have been reading a lot about this and there has been no mention of the station being anywhere else but where the current SilverCity movie theater is planted. They are in talks with Metrus, the owner of those lands, to rebuild everything...